Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Layout plan, Concession Gas Station Bluff Park |
Date | 1930s |
Description | Architectural plans for a motor service station along the Blue Ridge Parkway at Bluff Park, Milepost 241. Signature and date on the plans are illegible in this photograph. The planned cost was $10,000. |
Commentary | This plan was designed during the era of Segregation. Six areas of the station are listed in the legend: Lubrication Room, Service Room, White Men's Toilet, White Women's Toilet, Negro Men's Toilet, and Negro Women's Toilet. |
Location |
Location Name: Milepost 241 Parkway Milepost: 241.0
Latitude: 36.434141
Longitude: -81.175697 |
Creator Individual | Unknown |
Tags |
Alleghany County (N.C.)
Blueprints Bluff Park (N.C.) Bluffs Gas Station (N.C.) Design drawings Doughton Park (N.C.) Segregation Service stations |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |